Mettis Global News
Mettis Global News
Mettis Global News
Mettis Global News

MPS Preview: High for Longer

Asian markets up as Wall St leads gains

Asian markets climbed Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street as easing trade and Syria concerns allowed investors to concentrate on earnings and upbeat data, while fresh news on US-North Korea talks also provided support.

Global markets gain after Chinese growth, US earnings

Global stocks were mostly up Tuesday following strong Chinese economic data and a flush of US corporate earnings reports from major scrips including Netflix. China’s economy beat the expectations in first quarter after growing at

China to lift foreign ownership limits on automakers

China announced a timeline for lifting ownership limits on foreign automakers Tuesday, meeting a longtime demand of the United States and Europe that President Xi Jinping pledged to fulfill last week. The country will end

Asian stocks down after Syria strike

Most Asian markets fell on Monday after a US-led strike on Syrian targets fueled fresh concerns over the tinderbox Middle East, though analysts said investors were hopeful the crisis would not escalate. The US, Britain

WTO warns protectionism threatens strong trade growth forecast

The World Trade Organization said Thursday that it expects strong trade growth through this year and next but warned progress would be “undermined” if governments implement threatened protectionist measures. The WTO forecast 4.4 percent growth

ADB predicts China’s economy to grow 6.6 pct in 2018

China's economic growth is expected to reach 6.6 percent this year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report released on Wednesday. In its annual publication Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2018, the Manila-based bank

Global Markets calm after Xi’s pacifistic speech

Global equity markets were relatively high on Tuesday after a more conciliatory speech from China who has been planting itself as the champion of global trade and markets. US xi Jinping while delivering a keynote

Asian markets rally as Xi eases China-US trade war fears

Asian markets rallied Tuesday after Chinese President Xi Jinping eased worries over a simmering US trade conflict by promising new measures to open his country's massive economy “wider and wider”. In a closely watched speech

Asian markets up as Wall St leads gains

Asian markets climbed Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street as easing trade and Syria concerns allowed investors to concentrate on earnings and upbeat data, while fresh news on US-North Korea talks also provided support.

Global markets gain after Chinese growth, US earnings

Global stocks were mostly up Tuesday following strong Chinese economic data and a flush of US corporate earnings reports from major scrips including Netflix. China’s economy beat the expectations in first quarter after growing at

China to lift foreign ownership limits on automakers

China announced a timeline for lifting ownership limits on foreign automakers Tuesday, meeting a longtime demand of the United States and Europe that President Xi Jinping pledged to fulfill last week. The country will end

Asian stocks down after Syria strike

Most Asian markets fell on Monday after a US-led strike on Syrian targets fueled fresh concerns over the tinderbox Middle East, though analysts said investors were hopeful the crisis would not escalate. The US, Britain

WTO warns protectionism threatens strong trade growth forecast

The World Trade Organization said Thursday that it expects strong trade growth through this year and next but warned progress would be “undermined” if governments implement threatened protectionist measures. The WTO forecast 4.4 percent growth

ADB predicts China’s economy to grow 6.6 pct in 2018

China's economic growth is expected to reach 6.6 percent this year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report released on Wednesday. In its annual publication Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2018, the Manila-based bank

Global Markets calm after Xi’s pacifistic speech

Global equity markets were relatively high on Tuesday after a more conciliatory speech from China who has been planting itself as the champion of global trade and markets. US xi Jinping while delivering a keynote

Asian markets rally as Xi eases China-US trade war fears

Asian markets rallied Tuesday after Chinese President Xi Jinping eased worries over a simmering US trade conflict by promising new measures to open his country's massive economy “wider and wider”. In a closely watched speech